Match-case.



N0- 831,021. PATENTED SEPT. l1, 1906.

E. VAN DBUSEN.

MATCH CASE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1905- /vq/fn/cT/o/V M75/@4L WINESSES.'

.To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, EDITH VAN DEUsEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York city, county of New York, and

5 State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Match- Cases, .of which the ollowing is a specification'.

My invention relates to folding match- Io cases, such as maybe carried in a pocket;

and it has for its princi al object a small convenient match-case t at will protect the matches while being carried, that will proy vide means whereby M2M@ f f5, nit 't 'withdrawal f Ameans whereby the match can be readily withdrawn, also of such construction that "willprevent the matches from dropping out of the case when it is open, 'that will prevent "fgthat 1s being Withdrawn, that will hold each fxmatch place in an independent socket `whetherthe case be open. or shut, and that its -socketland ignited whether the case be open orshut.

. .'.Other objects of my invention are to pron vidisuch a match-case that will present an a 'n 'attractive appearance, that can be cheaply "3`, o. made, 'and that will be flat and take up very f little room in a pocket.

l-lnthe accompanying drawings, Figure 1 illustrates, a longitudinal section of a folded match-case, illustrating one embodiment of 3 5 my invention and with matches inclosed in said case.- Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same through the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan of thesame, showing the case open. Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are similar views to i 4o Figs. 1, 2, and 3 of a slightly-different form of g case to that shown in said figures. Fig. 7 is if a perspective view, on a reduced scale, of the match-case partly closed.

Similar numbers represent like parts in all L 45 tHe figures.

'1 is a strip of flexible material, preferably thick paper, cardboard, or thin metal.

2 represents holders or cells for holding matches 3 and which are secured by their 5o walls to a surface of the strip 1 and parallel with each other. These holders are preferably made of a continuous fluted strip 4, and said strip is preferably secured by its surface to the suriac f'he strip 1, as shown in the 55 several figures, and also preferably near one end of said strip.

'PATENT OFFICE. EDITH vAN DEUSEN, or NEW Yoitif, N. "Y. MATCH-GASE.

UNITED STATES Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 14,1905. Serial No. 265.121.

the case and "lthe', ignition vof any other match than the one will'perfriit any match to be withdrawn from Patented sept. 11,1906.-

5 is a strip secured to the surface of the fluted strip 4 opposite to that whichis attached to the strip 1. 'The two strips 1 and 5 close the openings of the iutes on their re- 6o spective sides of the strip 4, and saidflutes, with the adjacent strips 1 and 5, constitute the cells or tubular sockets for'entirely surrounding any matches which may be placed in them endwise. The inner wall or walls of y6 5 Said llS 2 are v l :1 u: contact or fricl i match is within assin I' l il I I have shown this 7;

material not only covering the flutes ofthef strip 4, but also the inner adjoining surfaces l of the strips 1 and 5, as shown at 6, as said material willentirel surr n a n u' an t 1e lgmtlng of the match will thus be insured 5` on its withdrawal from its'cell. The m'atchcase will thus be provided with folds or fla s, one of said fla4 s having aplurality oftubulhr sockets or ce ls, which socketsl are -parallel with said flaps and the socketsbeingcom- 8o posed of a plane strip or the Iflap proper, 1,

and the fluted strip 4 and also ofthe-planev f strip 5, which is secured tothe strip 4. v

In Figs. 4, 5, and 6 the strips 8 and 9, which; take the place of strips 4 and 5in the precedi V8'5 ing figures, are wider than said strips 4 and 5, and the inner coating 6 is only upon the walls of the cells 2 near their outer ends. This construction provides a casing for the head end of each match 3 and gives more protec- 9o tion to said head than the construction shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. The fla 1 can be folded at 10 around the heads of t e matches 3 or around the inner edge of the stri s 8 and 9 and also around the outer ends of t e matches 95 at the part 11-. The portion of the strip. 1 beyond the head 11 may be slipped between the other end of the strip 1 and the matches, so as to keep the case closed.

In Figs. 1'and 3 I have shown the matches roo of different lengths for the purpose of readilytaking hold of and withdrawing the matches separately, and in Figs. 4 and 6 the matches are shown of the same length, but arranged with the ends of alternate matches extending :o5 beyond the others. 'lfhematchesshould of @ourse be ineaanaafiws andarsene ngsne n@ passingtngrfle ce s. "v" 4""IFkgs. 1, 2, and 3 the cells df the case are I ro shown quadrangular and are especially adapted for matches having a similar cross-section,

were a lo ried in a pocket and take up very little room therein without bulging the pocket. It can also be opened and a match instantly and readily withdrawn and ignited by the loperation of withdrawal from the case. This is a x 5 vvery important feature where it is' desired to light a match in a breeze. Each match being held in its particular cell or socket, whether the case be open or shut, and se arated from all the other matches by the soc et zo walls, when any match is withdrawn from the socket, which can be done when the case is either open or closed, the match will ignite; but the walls of the socket will prevent its igniting any other match. If the matches l inclosed in the same socket or case and adjacent to each other, if one were ignited before the head had been entirely withdrawn from the case it would most likely set the other matches in the case on fire. M

3o invention prevents any such trouble. It wi l also be seen that if my improved match-case should fly open any time or the aps become separated from each other or spread out the matches would still be retained and not fall out of the case.

My invention is not limited to the precise construction shown and described, as many changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificin its principal advantages.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 'is- '1. A folding match-case having permanently fixed to the inner face of one of its flaps a set of parallel tubular match-sockets each in itself capable of securely holding a mat-ch, and also having a freely-folding and unfolding flap arranged to fold around the igniting ends of matches in said sockets and against the free sides of the latter.

2. In a folding match-case, the combination with an approximately plane central portion, of freely-folding flaps connected to opposite sides, respectively, of said portion, and a set of tubular match-sockets fixed upon the inner face of one ofsaid folding flaps.

3. In a folding match-case, the combination with a central fla slightly longer than.

matches to be held, of reely-folding terminal flaps secured to opposite edges of said central flap and adapted to slightly overlap when folded together, and a set of tubular matchsockets fixed to the inner face of one of said terminal flaps at a short distance from its free margin; whereby the matclbcarrying flap being folded upon the central flap, the second terminal flap may be folded over the matches and tucked between them and the terminal portion of the first flap.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 4name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDITH .VAN DEUSEN.

Witnesses:

PnNNINGToN HALs'rED, EDWIN SEGER. 

